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Articles 12621 through 12720 of 31829:
- U.S. Official's Remarks Irresponsible: Pakistan (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, May 08, 2006)
Counter-terrorism official charges Pakistan with not doing enough to fight the menace
Taliban, Al-Qaeda have found safe haven in Pakistan's tribal belt: Henry Crumpton
Crumpton did not make such charges during his visit: Pakistan
- Enough Is Enough! (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 08, 2006)
If, for all the sacrifices Pakistan has made and the adverse public opinion its military action in the tribal belt has created within the country, including strong resentment among the tribesmen, the US still believes we are not doing enough to . . .
- U.P. Assembly Polls Likely In February: Mulayam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Criticises Centre for its ``pro-US'' foreign policy
- Vadodara Limps Back To Normalcy (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
With the seven-hour curfew relaxation here passing off peacefully today, authorities said the Army was likely to be withdrawn from the city from Tuesday.
- More Mexican Kids Cross Us Border (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 08, 2006)
Alejandro Valenzuela, a loquacious 12-year-old, memorised the details of a borrowed US birth certificate and jumped in the front seat of his smuggler’s car.
- Plagiarism And Modern Publishing (Hindu, Mark Lawson, May 08, 2006)
The best image of plagiarism I can think of is that of someone being caught with their fingers in the word-till. Unfortunately, it was not me who thought of it, but the British novelist Martin Amis.
- Bush Admits Oil Poses Economic Risk, Favours Nuclear Energy (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Stressing that oil has become an economic risk for the country, US President George W Bush has said that America will have to get rid of its dependence on oil from the Middle East, and one of the ways is to focus on alternative ways to drive automobiles.
- Access To N-Technology: Right Vs Reality (Dawn, Shaukat Umer, May 08, 2006)
I write this analysis with some reluctance since much has been written in these columns on Iran’s nuclear programme.
- Bush Says Wants Guantanamo Closed (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
The last American survivor of the Titanic wreck has died in the state of Massachusetts aged 99.
- A Case Of Violent Ejectment (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 08, 2006)
IN the Karachi city government’s latest anti-encroachment drive operation — this time in Sohrab Goth on Friday — violence broke out between the encroachers and the police in which one person died and 20 others were injured.
- Another Verbal Skirmish With Kabul (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 08, 2006)
The US State Department Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism, Henry Crumpton, has launched another verbal skirmish with Islamabad over the presence or otherwise of Taliban and Al Qaeda leaders in Pakistan. He admitted Pakistan was fighting . . .
- Nepal Orders King's Ambassadors To Return Home (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Nepal's new multi-party cabinet has recalled ambassadors from 12 countries, including India and the United States, and cancelled appointments made by the king during his rule by royal decree.
- No Longer A `Functioning Chaos' (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , May 08, 2006)
Thanks mainly to the economic reforms, which have unleashed the productive powers of the nation and its people, India does not figure in the list of `failed states'. Indeed it has come a long way from being so described, in the 1970s, and a . . .
- Global Imbalances: What Can The Imf Do? (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , May 08, 2006)
While the IMF has been truly a reservoir of economic information and analysis, it has been dominated too long by the concerns of the West. And if the Fund cannot be reorganised to take account of Asia's legitimate rights, it is time to revive the . . .
- Aberrant Streak (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , May 08, 2006)
Seems that industrial nations, despite the advances they have made in other respects, possess an aberrant streak making them commit blunders and goof-ups, with few parallels in the rest of the world.
- Debating A Bad Idea (Telegraph, S.L. Rao, May 08, 2006)
The author is former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic Research
- Time For National Reconciliation (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, May 08, 2006)
The second millennium has been one of shame for India even though the Twentieth century was, in ways more than one, kind to the nation.
- Simple Extravaganza (Tribune, Devi Cherian, May 08, 2006)
For a change, simplicity was the buzzword at the wedding of Lalu Prasad’s third daughter.
- Call Of The Valley (Times of India, Sagari Chhabra, May 08, 2006)
In recent weeks, images of a woman on hunger strike for 20 days entered our homes. Her body is a willing site of pain and deprivation, to evoke both recognition and response to the trauma of families displaced as a result of the Sardar Sarovar dam.
- How Not To Fight Terrorism (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 08, 2006)
After four years, numerous appeals, millions of dollars, and a massive investment of government personnel and resources, the trial of Zacarias Moussaoui concluded last week with a life sentence.
- Sri Lanka Rebels Vow To Neutralise Renegades (Reuters, Simon Gardner, May 08, 2006)
Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers have vowed to raid government territory to kill former comrades they say are attacking their fighters with the help of the military, warning peace talks are off until those renegade attacks stop.
- Jayalalithaa Promises Gold To Poor Brides-To-Be (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 08, 2006)
During an election tour of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu chief minister Jaya-lalithaa promised her constituents that she would provide four grammes of gold to girls belonging to families living below the poverty line.
- Sops For Jobs (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 08, 2006)
Incentives for creating employment in backward areas are a better bet than quotas that may not succeed at all.
- Ghisingh Back In The Mountain Mainframe (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 08, 2006)
As Darjeeling votes in the West Bengal Assembly polls today, its biggest leader returns to the spotlight touting a controversial autonomy proposal
- Iran Ups Rhetoric On Quitting Nuke Treaty (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Iran said on Sunday it will reject any UN resolution seeking an end to its atomic fuel work and ratcheted up its rhetoric about following North Korea out of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
- Fragile Peace (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 08, 2006)
'Peace is happiness', reads a Lions Club poster as our car rolls into Trincomalee on Sri Lanka's north-east coast. In peaceful times, the picturesque port city's long beaches are popular with surfers, scuba divers and whale watchers.
- Iran Threatens To Pull Out Of Npt (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
The Iranian Parliament has in a letter to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on Sunday threatened to force the government to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) if the United States continued pressuring Tehran to suspend uranium . . .
- Nepal Recalls Envoy To India, 11 Others (Indian Express, BINAJ GURUBACHARYA, May 08, 2006)
Nepal is recalling its ambassadors to 12 countries, including India and the United States, as political appointments made during King Gyanendra’s autocratic rule are invalidated, a top official said today.
- As Nasa Top Man Lands, Isro Says After Moon, May Go To Deep Space (Indian Express, PALLAVA BAGLA, May 08, 2006)
With Indo-US ties on a new high, the ISRO hopes to take it well beyond the planned Indian moon mission.
- Pakistan Not Doing Enough To Root Out Terror: Us Official (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, May 07, 2006)
Pakistan is not doing enough to help root out Taliban and al-Qaeda leaders who have found safe haven in its lawless tribal region along the Afghan border, a senior US security official said on Saturday.
- India Inc Vows To Oppose Reservation (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 07, 2006)
The Indian industry stands staunchly opposed to job reservations in the private sector, Bharti Group Promoter and CII Vice-President Sunil Mittal has said as he vowed to fight the move at every flora.
- A Creator Of Ragas (Deccan Herald, Mala Kumar, May 07, 2006)
As the strings of the Navachitravina came alive, the air was filled with music that can only be called a classical trance.
- The 'Girl' Author (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 07, 2006)
Sonia Faleiro's debut novel, The Girl, begins with a funeral. Through shifting narratives and timeliness, it goes on to explore the life, despair and death of ‘the Girl’, in a fictional Goan village, Azul, aptly referred to as ‘the Village of the Dead’.
- India Inc Will Fight Quota: Cii (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 07, 2006)
Indian industry would fight reservation if imposed through a legislation, but weaker sections of society should be taken on board development, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Vice President Sunil Mittal has said.
- The End Game (Deccan Herald, BITTU SAHGAL, May 07, 2006)
A tiger was found dead near the Tadoba Tiger Reserve in end-April 2006. Its legs were separated from its body, yet it was reported by officials that the tiger died fighting another tiger.
- N-Deal: Overlapping Areas (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , May 07, 2006)
Although his motives can be questioned Natwar Singh has made some points that can’t be brushed aside. As he sees it and, no doubt New Delhi also, India’s position on the nuclear agreement with America is that it is more about energy and considerably less
- New Breed Of Taliban (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, May 07, 2006)
New Delhi’s reaction to the murder of Indian engineer K.Suryanarayana by Taliban in Afghanistan’s province of Zabeel on April 30 was on expected lines.
- Hurriyat Wants Militants To Join Talks (Reuters, Palash Kumar, May 07, 2006)
Kashmir's main separatist political alliance said on Friday it wanted to invite Islamist militants fighting in the disputed region to join new peace talks with New Delhi.
- Quest For Innocence (Hindu, Uma Mahadevan-Dasgupta, May 07, 2006)
God's Little Soldier is an ambitious but imperfect novel.
- Manifestos Or Mere Promises? (Hindu, K. Murlidar, May 07, 2006)
The term `manifesto' assumes significance only when a general election is announced to a State Assembly or the Lok Sabha. Political parties come out with a volley of promises through the manifestos just to woo the voters.
- Nepal Seeks $1.2 Bln For Reconstruction (Reuters, Surojit Gupta, May 07, 2006)
Nepal is seeking $1.2 billion for reconstruction and rehabilitation and has appealed to the international community for help, a senior finance ministry official said on Saturday.
- Eviscerating A Holy Cow (Hindu, Nisheeth Srivastava, May 07, 2006)
LET US NOT DELUDE OURSELVES. IIT IS A VERY EFFICIENT AND CONSISTENT BREEDING GROUND FOR PRODUCTIVE MEDIOCRITY
- Power From Dabhol Set To Reach 630 Mw (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 07, 2006)
The electricity generation from the controversial Dabhol power plant, which has been brought to life since May 1, will reach 630 MW level by May 15.
- Whose Quota Is It Anyway? (Deccan Herald, Abhay Kumar, May 07, 2006)
Has the government’s reservation policy really benefited those for whom it was primarily introduced?
- Towards Effective Rural Healthcare (Hindu, Kavery Nambisan, May 07, 2006)
Will the National Rural Health Mission succeed?
It is now up to the Government to make use of the creative faculties available in people and in groups.
- Pm Witnesses Naval Fire Power At Sea (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 07, 2006)
Breaking from his routine, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday made a foray into the high seas with the men in battle blues to witness first hand the efforts being undertaken by the armed forces to combat the threat of missiles.
- First Glimpse Of A New Dawn In Nepal (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, May 07, 2006)
The oldest nation-state in South Asia will soon have the subcontinent's newest constitution. Whether peace and prosperity follow depends on how inclusive it is.
- Chernobyl Twenty Years Later (Daily Excelsior, K.S. Parthasarathy, May 07, 2006)
On April 26, 1986, nearly 20 years ago, the most serious nuclear accident irreparably damaged a nuclear power reactor of 1000 Megawatt capacity at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station in Ukraine.
- View From The Clouds (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , May 07, 2006)
Kumbhalgarh demands great physical effort. But the rewards are worth it.
- Speaking Free (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, May 07, 2006)
This is one index where Western democracies aren’t necessarily better off than their poorer cousins.
- An Opportunity On Oil (Dawn, Anwar Syed, May 07, 2006)
The ruling elites in Iran and Turkey have for several centuries perceived and treated the Kurdish element in their populations as an irritant.
- Annan's Proposal For Us-Iran Talks (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, May 07, 2006)
Dr Kofi Annan's call to the United States to enter direct negotiations with Iran is going to make it more difficult for the US government to defend its confrontational stance on the Iranian nuclear question.
- Talk To Iran! But... (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 07, 2006)
Diplomacy, it seems, has so far failed to get Iran to back down from its nuclear stance and prove to the world that it isn’t doing anything against the various clauses and protocols of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
- Emulate The Tatas: Manmohan (Hindu, Special Correspondent, Hindu, May 07, 2006)
"In the context of human resource development, the Tatas have set an example"
- Action Against Iran Inconceivable, Says British Envoy (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, May 07, 2006)
When Sir Michael Arthur took over as the British High Commissioner to India in late 2003, he would not have dreamt of the fast developments in the region — the most important being the Indo-Pak detente.
- Deft Demagoguery In Iran (Washington Post, Jackson Diehl, May 07, 2006)
The world may be focused on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's declamations on the Holocaust and Iran's nuclear "rights," but as spring and its heat spread through this traffic-clogged city, the popular buzz is about the president's unlikely pronouncements on the . .
- Loyalty Pays (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 06, 2006)
Frequent flyers need to be treated fairly
- Where Force Is Not A Solution (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, May 06, 2006)
With its huge territory, sparse population and proven reserves of oil, gas and minerals, managing Balochistan would require great skill and acumen, even in the best of times.
- Rs. 800-Crore Dam Over Ravi Cleared (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
The project includes power houses that would generate 168 MW of electricity
- Foremost Economist For Non-Economists (Business Line, D. Murali , May 06, 2006)
It would be an elephantine task to read up all that John Kenneth Galbraith ever penned. Instead, soak yourself this weekend with some glimpses into his genius, says D. MURALI.
- Chhattisgarh Orders Exam-Free Promotion For 11,000 Students (Indian Express, ABHIRAM GHADYALPATIL, May 06, 2006)
Naxal menace: To benefit 246 schools of four worst-hit divisions
- Riding The Wrong Horse (Deccan Herald, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, May 06, 2006)
India has lost all leverage in Afghanistan by alienating the majority Pashtuns
- No Deal With Hamas: Bush (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
President George W Bush said on Thursday the US would not waiver in its commitment to the security of Israel and would have no contact with Hamas leaders of the Palestinian government until the militant group recognises the Jewish state.
- Multicultural Parody Along Info Highway (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 06, 2006)
The Internet is today’s version of the Silk Road, the great east-west trading route.
- Solzhenitsyn’S Righteous Fury (Deccan Herald, William Pfaff, May 06, 2006)
Solzhenitsyn believes that the West has lost to secularism and materialism is threatening Russia.
- Hunger Strike As A Blackmail Tactic (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, May 06, 2006)
Medha Patkar went on an indefinite hunger strike for one side; Narendra Modi, Chief Minister of Gujarat, on a token fast for the other. Patkar was concerned with the fate of thousands of villagers, whose lands were being submerged because of the . . .
- Turning Point? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 06, 2006)
The new govt may not be able to check the slide in Iraq
- Promotion Offer For Chhattisgarh Students (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
For the school-going children of the severely Naxal-infested Dantewada district, the Chhattisgarh government’s decision came like a great respite.
- Jaduguda's Hapless Children (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 06, 2006)
BBC presenterMark Whitakerexplores the dark side of India's nuclear programme. In this feature, he investigates the high number of children born with health problems and birth defects in the village of Jaduguda in Jharkhand and questions whether . . .
- China — Reaching Out To The World (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, May 06, 2006)
There is a global fascination now for all things Chinese. On its part, Beijing gives due importance to cultivating soft power.
- Usa, Pak Firm Up Army Ties (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
Pakistan and the USA have agreed to strengthen military ties and enhance intelligence-sharing for combating terrorist activities, especially those of the Al-Qaida and Taliban in the Afghan-Pak border.
- Religious Strife (Statesman, Marianna Belenkaya, May 06, 2006)
The conflict between the Iraqi Sunnis and Shias is gradually spreading to the broader Middle East, putting to test the system of national states created there in the past century.
- Be Tough With Taliban (Daily Excelsior, Tanveer Jafri, May 06, 2006)
The Indians had to face again, great & sorrowful news last days when media telecast news that an Indian Engineer, Surya Narayan was killed by the Talibani militants.
- Bush Warns Hamas Again To Shun Terror, Recognise Israel (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, May 06, 2006)
President George W Bush has slammed Palestinian Islamic group Hamas, which is in power there, saying that unless it disarms, stops terrorism and recognises Israel's right to exist, the US will not work with it.
- India Seeks Trade Pacts With China, Japan, South Korea (Reuters, Surojit Gupta, May 06, 2006)
India is working on free trade agreements with China, Japan and South Korea as part of a concerted effort to strengthen its regional ties, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Friday.
- Hurriyat Wants Militants To Join Talks (Reuters, Palash Kumar, May 06, 2006)
Kashmir's main separatist political alliance said on Friday it wanted to invite Islamist militants fighting in the disputed region to join new peace talks with New Delhi.
- Challenges Before Women In Combat (Tribune, Air Marshal R.S. Bedi (retd), May 06, 2006)
The Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune has recommended women for combat duties in the armed forces. The study carried out over a period of three years has advocated that “Women be considered for combat duties” as Indian women, as else where,
- New Western Aid Plans Are Recycling Old Failures (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 06, 2006)
FOREIGN aid today perpetrates a cruel hoax on those who wish well for the world’s poor. There is the appearance of action – a doubling of foreign aid to Africa promised at the G-8 summit last July, grand United Nations and World Bank plans to cut . . .
- The Sweat On Their Brow (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, May 06, 2006)
India’s difficult task with its unskilled labourers abroad
- Manmohan For Steps To Tackle Global Economic Imbalances (Hindu, Ashok Dasgupta , May 06, 2006)
"International institutions must respond quickly to rectify the mismatch"
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